A counselor who has greatly helped me throughout high school isn’t technically a counselor at all. At south Summit High School, she holds the title of “ETS Advisor”, but she has far outreached the scope of her responsibilities and continues to help the students of South Summit exponentially. I first met Ms. Regan as I began my seventh grade year. She was the advisor for a program called Educational Talent Search, which I had just entered. Honestly, the first memories that I have of her are ones of intimidation. There was something about the way she held herself, the way she walked, the way she talked. She was confident and authoritative.
As the years have passed and I have continued on in the ETS program, those feelings of intimidation have
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She is the advisor for our School’s interact club, a service club based on making a difference in our school, in the community, and on an international level. I am the president of the interact club this year, and I wouldn’t be able to fulfill my role without her guidance. She is always on top of things and reminding me of when things need to be done.
If that wasn’t enough, she even lets me come in to her office and she gives me advice about all of my applications for schools and for scholarships. She also makes me aware of scholarship opportunities when she thinks the specific scholarship applies to me. This shows me that she is always trying to be aware of the student’s circumstances and is very thoughtful of them.
Now, all of these things that she does are great. They really are. But those aren’t the main reasons why Ms. Regan has been able to make such a difference in my life. The fact is that Ms. Regan is a very well-rounded, kind, generous, and thoughtful person. She shows her love for the students and she does so with honesty and a sense of humor. I’ve observed that she is always giving her time to others, even when she doesn’t have time for herself. So, in the end, she has done much more than help me through high school. She has helped me learn what it really means to be a good